Aerial projectile toy



June 3, 1941. e. MAHLCK AERIAL PROJBCTILE TOY Filed Feb. 28, 1939 4 Sheets-Sheet l ,9 lggu'rcgzn Z z BY ATTORPIEY '2 June 3, 1941. G. MAHLCK 2,244,342

AERIAL PROJECTILE TOY Filed Feb. 28, 1939 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR W 7km BY ATTORNEY June 3, 1941. MAHLcK 4 2,244,342

AERIAL PROJECTILE TOY Filed Feb. 28, 1959 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR June 3, 1941. G. MAHLCK 2,244,342

AERIAL PROJECTILE TOY I Filed Feb. 28, 1939 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented June 3, 1941 UNI- E D STATES OFFICE 2,2443% ERI B JE ILE TOY Gus v Mahls East O a N- a il-l so February I28, 1939, Serial No. 258,923

l im- This invention is a toy for forcibly impelling a projectile into the air, the object being to as: semble the several parts of said toy in such relation that they can be easily taken apart and packed within a small space for storage and transportation, and, further, to attain economy and facilityof manufacture.

According to my invention, in one form, a frame is provided with means ,for detachablyattaching a table in an operative relation to an impelling member, the end portions of which are anchored to the frame at points above and below said table.

Said frame is or may be composed of metal, either a stamping of sheet metal, er of wire, and in a preferred form said frame embodiesa handle and a plurality of arms, one of which arms is longer than the other. The shorter arm of the two, in one form of the invention, terminates in an attaching member which is adapted for eng agement with a keeper provided on the under side of the table, whereby said table may be attached with facility to the short arm of said frame, from which it is adapted to be'quickly dismounted. The impelling member is composed of elastic material or of eiledspring metal, anld it is provided intermediate its ends with astriking element, usually of elastic material. Said impelling member extends between the handle and the long frame arm, and across the-planeofthe table, the opposite ends of said impelling m m: her being suitably attached to the end portion of thelong arm iri one'forrn, and in another term to a suitably for'r'ned cut out portion."

The projectile is desirably of that kind known as a boomerang because'oi its capacity for re turning to the point from whence it is projected, and it is in the form of a double armed element the arms of which are unequal inilength so that the whirling motion givento the prjojectileresuits in the arms striking air in 'a manner'to change the direction of flight of said projectile and thus effect the return thereof.

The contour of the projectile may, of course, be modified to conformto the contour of varieus objects, and the surface of said projectile may be embellished to simulate such objects as may be desired, such variations in contour and embellishments of the surface tending to establish a'n increased interest in the toy as a whole, and, moreover, the boomerang can obviously be'utilized as a medium of advertising in various lines of industry; in short, theadve rtising-feature is considered a legitimate and remunerativeffeature of the projectile. A

11 arrows at'the' ends of'the'line.

' the frame member, B is the tablefand C is the Other features and advantages of the inven tion'wiil appear in the following description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my toy the frame member of which is a metal stamping; Fig. 2 is a detail view of the impelling member; Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section on the line 3 -3 of Figure 1; Fig; 4 is a plan view of the table showing one form of projectile in position thereon to be struck by the impelling device; Fig. 5 is a cross section on the line 5- -5 of Figure 1; Fig. 6 is a side elevation of "another embodiment, wherein the frame'member i's'composed of wire; Fig. 7 is a plan iew of the tablefor use with the wire fraine member, the dotted lines illustrating the keeper and the formation of the short frame arm; Figs. '8, 9 and 10 are detail'views of various forms of projectiles adapted'for use in connection with the device; Figs. 11 to 16 are plan views of different forms of the boomerang the contours of whichare modified somewhat to represent various objeots'calculated to arouse the interest of children', such forms lending themselves, also, to advertising noveltiesin the various lines of Indus try. a

i Fig. 17 is a side elevation of another embodiment of the invention.

' Fig.18'is a cross-sectional view of the device as shown-by Fig; l'l'on the plane indicated by the line viewed in the direction of the Fig. 19 is an end elevational view of the device as shown by Fig. 17;

Referring to the embodiment of the toy shown inFigures 1, 2, 3. 4 and 5, of. the drawings, A is impelling member. Said frame member is shown as comprising a single stamping cut and formed by an appropriate'die or dies from a single piece of sheet metal, it being preferred to channel, as

I at a, the parts of the frame a shown in Figures 1 and 5 in order to stiffen the said metal stamping and thus preclude it from bending or buckling in'the service of the device. The frame member A consists of, a handle b and arms 0, (1, each channeld at a as described. The arms extend in oppositdirectiohsfroni" the handle, and arm 0 is longer than the other arm d, it being preferred to "curveeach arm lengthwise. The longer'arm c is provided adjacent its union with the handle I) and arm d with a' stud e, and at it's free or outer end said longer arm 0 is provided with a similar stud f, each stud being grooved or recessed,"as shown.

The short frame arm (I terminates at or about the middle portion of the longer arm 0, and at its outer end said shorter arm at is provided with a member 9 in the form of a flat plate, see Figure 4.

The table B is composed of a flat piece of sheet metal, or other material suitable for the purpose. At one edge, said table is formed with an upturned flange 1), whereas the other edge is bent to produce a depending flange b said flanges tending to impart stability to the table and to prevent it from bending. On the under side of the table is a keeper B comprising a plurality of loops fastened rigidly to the table intermediate the flanged edges 12, 11 said keeper being positioned to receive the member g of the shorter frame arm 01 and thus afford means for detachably and fixedly attaching the table to the frame member.

The impelling device is composed desirably of elastic material, rubber being preferred. Said elastic member C is formed at each end portion with a loop and at the middle portion thereof with a striking member C, the latter being of greater cross section than the elastic member, see Figures 1 and 2.

To set up the device for use, the table B is positioned for the keeper B to receive the member g and by a relative movement between the parts A B, the keeper is slipped over said member 9, thereby fixedly connecting the table to the frame arm 0. The impelling elastic C has one end attached to the stud e and the other end attached to stud f, the loops C of said elastic being sprung over the respective 'studs. The elastic -is retained in position by the engagement of the loops with the studs and by the grooved or recessed portions of said studs. Said elastic extends from one stud to the other, across the space afforded by the curved arm 0, said elastic extending across the plane of the table B, with the striking member C of said elastic in the horizontal plane of the table when the device is held in a normal position by the hand of the operator.

To use the device, an aerial projectile D of one form or another is placed upon the table, one arm or member of said projectile extending beyond the inner end of said table, as shown in Figures 1, 3 and 4. With the frame member A grasped in one hand, the elastic C is pulled back with the other hand to place the elastic under tension, and when the elastic is released, it flies forwardly and the enlarged striking member C impinges the protruding end of projectile D with the result that the projectile is displaced forcibly from the table. The projectile flies through the air with a whirling motion, but owing to the unequal length of the parts composing it, or to the angular relation of said parts, the projectile in striking the air is caused to return substantially to or about at the locality from which it started so as to act in the manner commonly referred to as a boomerang. In the use of the device, the operator may turnor'manipulate the frame member in a way to cant or incline the table so that the projectile rests idly against the upturned flange 1) which thus acts as a stop to arrest dislodgment of the projectile when the toy is aimed by the operator so as to shoot the projectile in a given direction, the impelling force being supplied by the reaction of the elastic member C.

As shown in Figures 4, 8, 9 and 10, the projectile D may be of various forms, each comprising a body of appropriate material such as-stiif card board, sheet metal, etc. In Figures 4 and 8 the projectile is a two-armed member with the arms unequal in length and positioned at a definite angle; but in Figure 9 the arms of unequal length are at a different angle relatively to each other, whereas in Figure 10 the two arms are of unequal length and extend in opposite directions from an intermediate or middle portion. The form of the projectile, and the material of which it is composed, are matters within the province of a skilled constructor.

It is not desired to restrict the invention to a frame member composed of a metal stamping, for the reason that in Figures 6 and 7 there is shown another embodiment, wherein a frame member A is composed of wire. A wire of suitable length and gage is doubled upon itself to produce a handle i, similar to the handle b, and said wire is twisted together at 7', and thereafter the end portions are curved to result in the two arms k, Z, occupying the same relation to each other as the arms 0 d occupy to each other in the stamping of Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. The longer arm 70 is provided at or near its ends with loops or eyes It to receive the end portions of an elastic impelling member C, said end portions of the elastic being retained in the eyes in any desired manner or by suitable means. The shorter arm Z of the frame member is bent at an angle to produce the loop g, see dotted lines in Figure '7, and the table B is provided on its under side with the keeper B, the latter receiving the loop 9 and cooperating therewith as a means for fixedly and detachably mounting the table B on said arm I of the frame member A.

The frame member of the embodiment shown in Fig. 17 is designated 20. Said frame member is shown as comprising a single stamping cut and formed by a die or dies from a single piece of sheet metal and is channeled or arched, as at 2| in order to strengthen and stiffen the device in order to procure bending or buckling in use.

, The device as shown in Fig. 17 has a longer arm 22 and a shorter arm 23 and a table 24. Ihe table 24' when first cut out by the die extends in the general plane of the whole device 20 but is afterwards bent at a right angle as at 25 and again bent with a return bend upon itself at 26. By this return bend, due to the elasticity, and resiliency of the metal of the table 24 formed as described, the projectile D when placed between the two portions of the return bend of the table 24 is securely held therein sufficiently to prevent it falling out until the desired moment when it is struck by the impelling member.

In the particular form of embodiment of the device shown in Fig. 1'7 slots 21 and 28 are formed in the member 20. These slots are preferably somewhat oval in form but are not a complete oval, each leaving a neck at 28' and a central button 29. The button 29 serves as a means by which an ordinary everyday elastic or rubber band 30 may be secured to the frame 28.

Before placing the elastic band 30 in place a striking member 3| is positioned somewhat midway of the bend. This striking member 3| is preferably a somewhat cylindrical piece of rubber having an orifice 32 therethrough through which the rubber band is pushed or pulled.

The operation of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings.

It will be noted that the table, in some forms of the invention, is detachable from the frame, and all the parts A, B, C and D are adapted to be packed closely together for storage and transportation.

In Figures 11 to 16, inclusive, there are shown certain examples of novelty and advertising pro jeotiles produced by modifications in the shape of the elements illustrated in Figures 8, 9 and 10. Thus the projectile of Figure 8 may have its surface embellished by the picture of a shoe, as in Figure 12, or by the picture of a female figure, as in Figure 14. The projectile of Figure 9 may be modified and embellished as in Figures 13 and 15, respectively, representing a bird in flight or a golf ball; or said article of Figure 10 may be used as a medium of advertising as in Figure 16, in fact, all the forms represented in Figures 11 to 16, inclusive, can obviously be printed or otherwise completed to display advertisements in desired lines of industry, obviously, the projectile of Figure 10 may be embellished as in Figure 16 to display geographical information and to represent patriotic emblems tending to arouse the interest of children.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A toy embodying an open frame member, a table fixedly supported thereon, and an impelling member extending across the frame member and crossing the opening and the plane of said tab-1e, said impelling member being attached at its end portions to the frame member.

2. A toy embodying a frame member provided with arms unequal in length, a table carried by the shorter arm, and an impelling member crossing the plane of the table and attached to the longer arm of said frame member.

3. A toy embodying a frame member provided with a plurality of arms, a table, means for fixedly attaching said table to one arm of said frame member, and an impelling device attached at its respective ends to the other arm of said frame member, said impelling device extending across the plane of said table.

4. A toy embodying a frame member, a table carried by the frame, and an impelling device comprising an elastic provided at its middle portion with a striking part of enlarged cross section, said impelling device extending across the plane of said table.

5. A toy embodying a frame member provided with a plurality of arms, a table attached to one of said arms, and an impelling elastic the end portions of which are attached to the frame member at points on opposite sides of the plane of said table.

GUSTAVE MAI-ILCK. 

